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phalanx
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,military
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes
Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)One growth center in a short_bone - distal phalanx of the second finger - was chosen as an example for discussion here , primarily because epiphyseal diaphyseal fusion , the maturity indicator for Completion in long and short_bones , occurs in this center for girls near the menarche and for boys near their comparable pubescent stage . The growth center depicted here , in the distal phalanx of the second finger , is listed as the fifth of those in the seven short_bones . Accordingly , if epiphyseal diaphyseal fusion occurs in this phalanx near menarche , early and late menarches might have been forecast rather precisely at the time of Onset of ossification for the 18 girls with `` same schedule '' . |
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[ noun ] any closely ranked crowd of people
Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)The Szolds , like the Marches , enjoyed and loved living together , even in troubled times ; and , as in the March home , any young_man who called on the Szolds found himself confronted with a phalanx of femininity which made it rather difficult to direct his particular attention to any one of them . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (military) a body of troops in close array
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